Is Scotland currently a part of the UK?

There is a remarkable ignorance about the make up of “UK”. And even the term “Britain” can have various meanings. “UK”, “United Kingdom”, “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” “Great Britain”, “Britain”, “British Isles”. They are all subtly different. read more

Yes. The United Kingdom is officially called ‘The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'. Great Britain is the biggest of the British Isles. The island Britain contains three countries; England, Scotland and Wales. To answer your question, yes Scotland is currently a part of the UK on this day, Sunday the 16th of April 2017. read more

Scotland (/ ˈ s k ɒ t l ə n d /; Scottish Gaelic: Alba [ˈal̪ˠapə] ( listen)) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain. read more

The United Kingdom (UK) is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy with a head of government - the prime minister - and a head of state - the monarch. The UK consists of 4 countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. read more